placate (redirected from placater)

pla·cate  (plkt, plkt)

tr.v. pla·cat·ed, pla·cat·ing, pla·cates

To allay the anger of, especially by making concessions; appease. See Synonyms at pacify.

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[Latin plcre, plct-, to calm; see plk-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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placater n.

pla·cation (pl-kshn) n.

placa·tory (-tôr, -tr), placative (-ktv) adj.

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placate

Verb

[-cating, -cated] to calm (someone) to stop him or her feeling angry or upset [Latin placare]

placatory adj

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

placate - cause to be more favorably inclined; gain the good will of; "She managed to mollify the angry customer" appease, assuage, conciliate, gentle, gruntle, lenify, mollify, pacify calm, still, tranquilize, tranquillise, tranquillize, calm down, quiet, quieten, lull - make calm or still; "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

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placate

verb calm, satisfy, humour, soothe, appease, assuage, pacify, mollify, win someone over, conciliate, propitiate

Translations

placate [pləˈkeɪt] vt → apaciguar

placate [pləˈkeɪt] vt → apaiser, calmer

placate [pləˈkeɪt] vt → beschwichtigen, besänftigen

placate [pləˈkeɪt] vt → placare, calmare

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placate

v placate [pləˈkeit, (American ) ˈpleikeit]

to stop (an angry person) feeling angry He placated her with an apology. paai يَسْتَرْضي омиротворявам usmířit formilde beschwichtigen εξευμενίζω aplacar, apaciguar, calmar vaigistama آرام کردن lepyttää apaiser לְפָייֵס शांत करना pomiriti,ublažiti kiengesztel, lecsendesít menenangkan sefa, blíðka placare, calmare なだめる 달래다 nuraminti, nuteikti savo naudai nomierināt meredakan tot bedaren brengen blidgjøre, formilde ułagodzić, uspokoić acalmar a împăca умиротворять uzmieriť pomiriti umiriti blidka, försona ทำให้สงบลง yatıştırmak 安慰 примиряти; заспокоювати راضي کرنا، منانا xoa dịu ai 安慰